August2017

 News Hour: Iraqi forces raised the national flag on Saturday in the heart of Tal Afar, Islamic State’s stronghold in the country’s northwest, and said they were poised to take full control of the city after...

News Hour:  A man who assaulted police officers with a four-foot sword outside Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace residence shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) was being questioned by counter-terrorism police on Saturday. Two unarmed officers suffered...

News Hour: Lord Krishna had 360 gopies and loved them daily. Yet people worship him as god, so it’s not a new thing. Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had reportedly told this to one of his...

News Hour IOM, the UN Migration Agency, organized two workshops to build the capacities of local practitioners involved in the fight against human trafficking. Governmental and non-governmental representatives attended the workshops. The trainings aimed to strengthen...

News Hour: The most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. state of Texas in more than 50 years moved slowly inland on Saturday, dumping torrential rain expected to cause catastrophic flooding after battering the coast with...

News Hour: Chancellor Angela Merkel stood up to rowdy protestors who tried to drown out her campaign speech with deafening jeers and whistles in the eastern town of Quedlinburg on Saturday, telling them that their angry...

News Hour Sri Lanka was ruled to be three overs short of its target when time allowances were taken into consideration. Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga has been suspended from the next two One-Day Internationals against...

News Hour Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton equalled Formula One great Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of 68 pole positions on Saturday with a dominant performance in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying. The Mercedes driver, who will be...

News Hour Bangladesh today expressed concern at the loss of innocent lives in clashes following recent deployment of forces in Ratheedaung-Buthidaung areas in Rakhine state and urged Myanmar authorities to ensure protection of the unarmed civilians...

News Hour: A large number of Army troops patrolled near the main base in Haryana’s Sirsa town of the Dera Sacha Sauda, a day after its followers went on the rampage over its leader Gurmeet Ram...